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. H WALTON.

, PUZZLE. No. 516,035. Patented Mar. 6, 1894.

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. UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

HENRY WALTON, OF VIOKSBURG, MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HAMP.B. FAUNT LE ROY, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

PUZZLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 516,035, dated March.6, 1894.

Application filed March 14. 1893.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY WALTON, of Vicksburg, in the cou nty of Warrenand State of Mississippi, have invented a new and Improved Puzzle, ofwhich the following is a full,'clear, and exact description.

My invention relates to a puzzle, and it has for its object to provide apuzzle which may be played with amusement, and which while simple in itscharacter will require considerable skill and ingenuity to solve it in aproper manner.

Theinvention consists in the novelconstruction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in both the views.

Figure 1 is a plan View of the puzzle; and Fig. 2 is a transversesection taken practically on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

In carrying out the invention a board A, is employed, which board ispreferably made square, and constructed with a marginal flange 10, thusproducing virtually a sunken field B. Within this field seven blocks 11,are located, the space being just sufticient to accommodate eightblocks, though seven only are used, the space which might be filled byanother block permitting the blocks employed to he moved to a limiteddegree. The field B, is square, but the board need not necessarily be ofthat shape. The blocks are rectangular in general contour, their lengthbeing double that of their width. In one corner of the field two blocksare arranged horizontally, one above the other, and these blocks may bedistinguished from the others in any approved manner; in the drawings astar is employed for that purpose. Adjacent to the two horizontallylocated blocks two other blocks are placed, bearing, for example, thedesignations one of the capital letter A and the other the capitalletter B, and the two blocks marked A and B are arranged Serial No.465,901, (No model.)

vertically, or in a reverse manner to the blocks bearing the stars. Thethree remaining blocks are located vertically in the field, onealongside of the other and above the blocks hearing designations.

The object sought to be attained in the solution of the puzzle is toeffect an exchange in the position or place occupied by the blocksmarked A and 13; that is to say, the block marked A should be carriedover to the opposite side of the block marked B, making them read B Ainstead of A B, and this exchange of position is to be accomplished in agiven number of moves, the blocks being simply pushed or moved, but arenot to be turned around or taken from the field. Numbers 1, i, 3 and 4,are placed upon the margin of the field, and they constitute an aid inthe solution of the puzzle when read in connection with a key which mayaccompany the puzzle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A block puzzle, comprising a sunken field, and aseries of blocks, some of which have distinguishing characteristics, theblocks being of a length double that of their Width, and of a numberless one to fill the field, two of the blocks being arrangedhorizontally and all the others vertically, substantially as described.

2. A block puzzle, the same consisting of a flanged board, the inclosuremade by the flanges being square, seven blocks located within theinclosure, the said inclosure being capable of receiving eight blocks,and each block being of a length double thatof itswidth, two pairs ofsaid blocks having designations produced thereon, one pairof thedesignating blocks occupying a horizontal and the other pair a verticalposition, as and for the purpose set forth.

HENRY WALTON.

'Witnesses V. PIOZZO, JAY CHANDLER.

